Thursday, January 21, 2010

"To this point, my blog posts have centered on Hikaru Nakamura, the reigning U.S. chess champion who is in the hunt to win the elite Corus Chess tournament in the Netherlands and solidify his status as one of the world's top players.

But there's another American here who is also on the verge of a breakthrough: 15-year-old Ray Robson.Corus is split into three tiers. The world's best are in the top group. Robson is in the third section, but is tied for first place. After four rounds he hasn't lost a game, winning three and drawing one."

Monday, January 04, 2010

"The Shredder chess programs by Stefan Meyer-Kahlen provide a game playing and analysis tool for everybody and are accepted as one of the best chess programs of the world. Since 1996 Shredder has won twelve titles as World Computer Chess Champion which makes Shredder the most successful chess program ever."